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A court in Singapore yesterday sentenced the founder of a website that published anti-foreign content to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition. Yang Kaiheng, 27, set up
New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the “fake monks.” Men in orange robes claiming to be Buddhist monks are approaching visitors to some of the
The Philippine president-elect said yesterday he would aggressively promote artificial birth control in the country even at the risk of getting in a fight with the dominant Catholic church, which
India yesterday joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology, just a day after bemoaning its exclusion from another elite group that governs international nuclear fuel and
In the heart of Solo city, not far from the Islamic boarding school founded by the radical cleric who inspired the 2002 Bali bombings, the staff of an unremarkable-looking restaurant
There will be no Fourth of July fireworks for American troops in Japan this year because of restrictions imposed after a former U.S. Marine was accused of raping and murdering
A New Zealand man was sentenced yesterday to more than three years in prison for distributing Islamic militant videos in the first case of its type in the South Pacific
In a demonstration of her popular appeal, Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a rapturous welcome yesterday as she presided over a town hall-type meeting with some
In a remarkable show of persistence, North Korea yesterday fired two suspected powerful new Musudan midrange ballistic missiles, U.S. and South Korean military officials said, its fifth and sixth such
Australia’s ruling party said yesterday that it had turned back 28 boats to prevent asylum seekers reaching Australia during its three years in power and warned that such vigilance would
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a telephone conversation on Monday that Thailand is proceeding toward civilian rule according to its roadmap. The comment comes
A Nepali yoga therapist Uttam Muktan has set a Guinness World Record for performing longest yoga marathon under the male category. Thirty-year-old Muktan received the certificate from Guinness World Records on
A Vietnamese reporter’s press card has been revoked for “insulting” the military in an online post after a search plane crashed last week while looking for a missing fighter jet,
Myanmar military authorities have recently punished 382 military personnel including 73 officers for recruiting child soldiers, the Committee for Prevention of Minors from Military Service announced yesterday. In March, Myanmar
The utility that ran the Fukushima nuclear plant acknowledged yesterday its delayed disclosure of the meltdowns at three reactors was tantamount to a cover-up and apologized for it. Tokyo Electric Power
As South Korea’s main spy agency prepares a courtroom defense of its continued detention of 12 North Korean waitresses it says fled from China, Pyongyang is using the women’s relatives
Indonesia said it will continue to take “decisive” action against foreign ships operating illegally in waters under its jurisdiction after Beijing criticized its navy for shooting at Chinese fishing vessels. Indonesian
At least 35 people have been killed by landslides and floods on Indonesia’s Java island and many others are missing, an official said yesterday. Dozens of houses were buried in the landslides and
India said yesterday that it was confident of winning China’s support for U.S.-backed efforts for its membership in a group of 48 nations controlling access to sensitive nuclear technology. External Affairs
Tens of thousands of people on Okinawa protested yesterday against the presence of U.S. military bases on the Japanese island, many wearing black to mourn the rape and killing of
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